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WASHINGTON — The debt limit standoff between Republicans and Democrats has elevated questions about creative solutions for averting a crisis, including one that at first blush might seem unthinkable: Could minting a...

Which shortage came first: the chicks or the eggs?Spooked by a huge spike in egg prices, some consumers are taking steps to secure their own future supply. Demand for chicks that will...

There are signs that this shift is already underway, with countries like France and Germany reducing their purchases of Russian diesel, Mr. Grati said. “Those countries are preparing for the divorce,” he...

After a year spent parsing Federal Reserve chair Jerome H. Powell’s comments for clues about the direction of interest rates, some stock investors are going their own way.On Wednesday, despite Mr. Powell...

Wall Street has welcomed a change of tone at the start of 2023: Fears of a severe economic downturn are receding as slowing inflation raises hopes that the Federal Reserve will soon...

As global demand for Covid-19 vaccines dries up, the program responsible for vaccinating the world’s poor has been urgently negotiating to try to get out of its deals with pharmaceutical companies for...

After more than a year of debate about whether a Chinese company’s plan to build a corn mill in North Dakota was an economic boon or a geopolitical risk, an assistant secretary...

Amazon violated labor law in advance of unionization elections last year at two warehouses on Staten Island, a federal administrative judge has ruled.The judge, who hears cases for the National Labor Relations...

As the CEO of IPMB, John Vakis has a unique perspective on the future value, demand, and importance of gold as an investment. In his view, gold has always been a valuable...

WASHINGTON — President Biden will ask Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, on Wednesday for details on what budget cuts his party is demanding in order to raise the federal debt limit...